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Re: Deportations Shrink the Labor Force But…

“My son has watched over the years as the places he was employed at went from hiring mostly American workers to slowly replacing them with illegals. He was usually one of the last ones to be let go and replaced (he is a hard worker). Forced to look for other jobs elsewhere, he is getting bitter. I can’t say I blame him. How many people have thrown in the towel due to the same circumstances? Is it any wonder that so many have dropped out of the job market? The system is broken, and Donald Trump is at least trying to fix it. There is no easy answer, but things will get better, and sooner rather than later.” —Washington

“The next step is to address those many thousands of ‘men’ who sit in their parents’ basements playing video games instead of working, or who work just long enough to cover their 20% of federally subsidized rent and intoxicants for a few weeks, then fail to show up for the job, and still get SNAP benefits. ‘If any will not work, neither should he eat’ should be a firm policy. If we’re going to be paying for food for these guys, the least they can do is go out and help harvest or process it — jobs they’ve been letting the illegal immigrants do for them. In the Law of Moses, the poor were not given handouts. Rather, farmers were not permitted to glean for dropped or missed produce, for that was reserved for the poor to pick up for themselves. This law protected the dignity of honest work, which handouts can undermine, while still providing an incentive to seek better opportunities. That dignity is rooted in the satisfaction of service to others and the financial independence of providing for one’s own needs. We should be promoting that instead of virtue signaling about ‘protecting’ welfare funding.” —Minnesota

Re: AI Is a Tool, Not a Solution

“Go back to the late ’80s and you will see, starting in California, a movement by the Left to intentionally dumb down education. They would push students up the ladder, even though they failed a grade. Part of that was so they could claim success in education and receive more federal funding, but another part is even more evil. In 1965, two major federal initiatives were developed with funding from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. One was the publication by the government of Pacesetters in Innovation, a 584-page catalog of behavior modification programs to be used by the schools. Let me repeat that: a catalog of behavior modification programs that reflected a communist view that all of society must be employed to form the views of students. In other words, individualism is bad. Conforming to the group is good.” —Florida

Re: Court Blocks Christian Mother From Bringing Daughter to Church

“Sad, but unsurprising. There has long been a war against Christianity, and the world is becoming more atheist. The fact that many of the founders were Christians and stated the importance of religion led to the greatness of America — and since the secularists have taken control, society has crumbled. We are divided and pitted against each other on purpose.” —Florida

“So much for ‘separation of Church and State.’” —Louisiana

“I would like to think that this is satire or a bad joke. Unfortunately, what we’re seeing from the bench is almost anti-American.” —Nebraska

“And I thought the West Coast had all the nut cases... Guess we are getting surrounded! Young people need to work the religion thing out before getting married so they don’t have to do this battle in court.” —Illinois

Re: By His Stripes We Are Healed

“Try to imagine a life without the presence of Christ, or a world at all without our loving Creator. I can barely comprehend it! Can you? But we all must be mindful: ‘for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light’ (Ephesians 5:8). I thank the Lord for His grace and mercy and for calling me out of darkness into His Kingdom. The Lord’s will for us is plain and simple: ‘Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you’ (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). Ask the Lord to fill you over and over with the joy of His salvation. It will overflow into a world that so desperately needs Him.” —North Carolina